Chishui Town

Next, Li Wei tested the function of this unique Spatial Cage and finally came to the following conclusion.

First, this is a space completely isolated from the external environment and entirely under one's own control. In other words, even the Time Power of the 'Main God' would be ineffective within this space.

Furthermore, during the duration of this space, one will be immune to all attacks.

The two discoveries filled Li Wei with ecstatic joy; finally, there was a way to...

The ability to contend with the Main God, which is merely to unleash this enlarged version of the 'Spatial Cage,' has many limitations. First, one must hold the Copper Pot to cast it; second, it cannot be cast continuously, with an interval of approximately one hour between casts.

This means that Li Wei cannot use this skill frequently, but it can be used in critical moments.

To save one's life and to defeat the enemy.

In high spirits, Li Wei returned to Three Heroes City, and that night he slept exceptionally well.

After getting up early in the morning, Li Wei went to the city lord's hall and met up with Zheng Yutong, An Hei and others who were already waiting there. However, this time there were many more people in the hall.

Not only were Xue Yan and Nina there, but also Amakusa, Liu Piaopiao, and even the three reincarnators from the mission world Green Conch, were present. When Zheng Yutong saw Li Wei, she waved the Teammate Contract in her hand.

This time, everyone decided to work together on the mission.

Li Wei was taken aback, but said, "The reason we split up for the missions is to avoid increasing the difficulty. Because those who join the Teammate Contract will definitely enter the same scene. In order to balance the difference in the number of other reincarnators, the mission will also increase the total number of participants. Once the total number of participants increases, the difficulty of the mission will reach a terrifying level..."

"That's how it is, but..." Zheng Yutong glanced at Nina and the others, then said, "The missions Nina and the others went through were already extremely difficult, and Nina almost didn't make it back... Moreover, Amakusa and Piaopiao's combat strength is far behind ours. It's better for us to be together than to fight individually; at least we can look out for each other."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei also found it to be very reasonable, so he stopped interrupting.

The hall was full of his friends, Li Wei didn't want to see any of them in danger. So, in a mission scenario, they could at least help each other out.

At this moment, Zhang Sanfeng and Dongfang Bubai walked up behind Li Wei. The two of them had become even more refined. Judging from their restrained aura, they had surpassed others in martial arts, and their combat strength had reached A3.

Green Conch, on the other hand, was indifferent and always carried out missions alone. This time, for some reason, she agreed to Zheng Yutong's suggestion to form a team. When she saw Li Wei, she simply smiled and nodded, and then said nothing more.

Li Wei didn't care. After all, that was just Green Conch's nature; she only cared about herself, and wouldn't even lift an eyelid for anyone else.

After counting the number of people, including Li Wei, there were 11 people in total. However, Li Wei soon heard a loud shouting sound outside the door.

"Boss, why didn't you call me when you went on the mission? I'm heartbroken."

As the voice spoke, a fleshy ball rolled in from outside the door—it was Fatty. Li Wei saw Fatty, laughed and cursed a few times, and then had Zheng Yutong add Fatty's number to the Teammate Contract.

"Alright, there are 12 of us. We have two S-rank fighters, me and Green Conch. We have two A3-rank fighters, Zhang Sanfeng and Dongfang Bubai. We have two A2-rank fighters, Yu Tong and Nina. We have two A1-rank fighters, Xue Yan and Amakusa. We have two B3-rank fighters, An Hei and Blood Wolf. We have two B2 and two B1-rank fighters, Piaopiao and Fatty."

The uneven distribution of combat power suggests this mission will be extremely difficult. However, I hope that all 12 of us will enter the mission together and return unscathed. You know, even if...

They can abduct the Archangel again to resurrect us, but if the body is severely damaged after death, resurrection is impossible, understand?

Everyone nodded. The fat man, who was obviously unaware of the resurrection, wanted to ask, but Nina glared at him, and he quickly shut up.

At that moment, twelve beams of light suddenly shot out from overhead, and Li Wei and the others were teleported into the mission space.

'The vast mountains stretch for ten thousand miles, where all beings forget the passing years; originally without sorrow or resentment, where can joy or sorrow arise?'

At the Kunlun Mountains, beside a huge stone tablet, came a woman's voice as gentle as flowing water, seemingly reciting poetry. However, the few lines were clearly poorly written, not the work of a great writer. Yet, the woman's voice remained affectionate, repeating the lines over and over, as if trying to understand their profound meaning, or perhaps savoring something.

After a long while, a long sigh came from the voice, followed by the sound of a book closing.

On the massive stone tablet sat a woman in white, her beauty exquisite, like a celestial being. Her white robes were as pure as snow, untouched by a speck of dust. In her hands she held a thread-bound book that was already rotten and worn. The cover of the book was worn away, and the pages inside were yellowed and deteriorated, clearly indicating that the book was quite old.

As if it were a precious treasure, the woman in white carefully wrapped the thread-bound booklet, which seemed as if it would break at the slightest touch, in silk cloth and put it in her bosom. Then, she looked at the sunset over the distant mountains, her eyes sparkling.

"Day after day, even the most beautiful scenery is tasteless without the person I long for by my side. If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred to remain that mindless little fox..."

"Let's continue reciting poems here tomorrow; perhaps... he'll appear then."

Seemingly talking to herself, the woman in white said something that seemed to improve her mood. Then, with a light tap of her bare foot, she transformed into a streak of light and shot into the deep mountains.

On the stone tablet where she had just sat, three large characters were clearly written: Chishui Town.

Next to the stone monument is a winding mountain road. Anyone who often walks on mountain roads will know that this is the only way for those doing business and escorting.

Not long after the woman in white left, a group of people walked along this road.

This group of about 30 people was dressed strangely; if a local saw them, they would surely think they had encountered thugs who were robbing people on the road.

The fat man unbuttoned his shirt, sweat beading on his fleshy skin. "Boss, tell me, since the mission takes us to Chishui Town, why aren't we allowed to use flying items? Even if we could summon a mount, this wouldn't be the case."

Li Wei, walking at the front of the group, didn't even turn his head. The fat man's lewd appearance was enough to give him nightmares if he looked at him for too long. "Stop talking nonsense. The mission has already warned against using items. We're supposed to reach Chishui Town on foot before dark. I think there must be a reason. If you don't believe me, you can..."

"Try it, I won't stop you."

The fat man shrank back and stopped talking.

He dared not break the law; if he really violated the mission rules, he might be eliminated immediately.

This group of people included Li Wei and other reincarnators. After entering the mission world, they found themselves on a mountain road. The mission had not been officially announced, and they didn't even know what kind of mission world this was.

The Yellow Paper only required them to 'walk' to Chishui Town, hundreds of miles away, and they had to do so before nightfall. Li Wei glanced at it; besides their team of 12, there were another 18 reincarnators. Obviously, they had seen the same mission prompt. Since there was no conflict of interest, they were all chatting and laughing. The talkative fat man had become very friendly with them, occasionally trying to sell them some items.

An Hei, who was walking with Li Wei, was constantly observing the surrounding environment, as were the others; it was the first time they had encountered this kind of 'traveling' mission.

Is it really just a matter of walking all the way to Chishui Town?

That task is way too easy; at least, no one would believe it.

"Maybe this really is a mission, and a rather dangerous one at that," An Hei suddenly whispered as they walked.

Li Wei's heart stirred, and he moved closer to begin discussing this somewhat strange mission.

"First of all, the mission grouped us 30 together without providing any details. This makes it difficult for unfamiliar reincarnators to trust each other. Of course, we can simply ignore each other. The problem is, we still don't know the background of this mission world, and what will happen when we arrive in Chishui Town? Nobody knows. I think soon some people will get restless and start making moves."

What action are you taking?

"For example, the mission specifies that you can only travel to Chishui Town on foot. What happens if you break this rule? If it were me, I would find a way to make someone break the rule, as long as the goal is achieved."

As soon as An Hei finished speaking, Li Wei heard a commotion behind him.

The dispute involved two groups of reincarnators. They started arguing over some trivial matters, and then their argument escalated to the point of violence.

Seeing this, Nina tried to step forward to stop them, but Li Wei pulled her back.

"They're making noise on purpose. Don't say anything, just watch," Li Wei whispered in Nina's ear.

The latter was taken aback, but seemed to understand something, and simply watched the scene unfold as a spectacle. Soon, the two groups started fighting. When some of the reincarnators around were accidentally injured, others quickly moved away. In their haste, some even used their flying skills to take off, forgetting the 'walking' requirement emphasized in the mission.

Soon, the flying reincarnator realized this and tried to land, but it was too late.

With a whoosh, a dark shadow flashed across the sky, and the reincarnator was mysteriously blown to pieces, his limbs and torsos scattered all over the ground in an indescribably gruesome scene. The dark shadow, however, vanished without a trace, like a ghost.

"Oh my god!" The fat man clutched his head and crawled to the ground.

The other reincarnators were also thrown into chaos. The two groups that had initially pretended to fight were dumbfounded; they hadn't expected such a thing to happen.